Necktie and method of making the same



Jan. 25, 1938. B, ROSE 2,106,256

NECKTIE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Original Filed Feb. 14, 1936INVENTOR W /LL/AM 5. R055 Patented Jan. 25, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE William B. Rose, New York, N. Y.

Application February 14, 1936, Serial No. 63,826 Renewed June 19, 1937 4Claims.

This invention relates to neckties and methods of making the same andmore particularly to integral ties having greater warp density in theircentral portions, for example in the neckband and knot portions than attheir ends.

The principal objects of the invention are to provide novel andadvantageous neckties of the general character specified and novel andadvantageous methods of making the same.

Heretofore, there have been made ties in which the warps are broughtcloser together in certain portions, such as the neckband portions andthe knot portions, and the ties narrowed accordingly. In these ties thenumber of warps is substantially the same throughout thelength of eachtie. From a practical standpoint, however, it has not been practicableto vary a width of the tie enough to make the widest portion of the tiemuch more than twice as wide as the narrow portion. These ties,therefore, do not meet the usual requirements of the trade, namely thatthe Wide portion be from three to four times the width of the narrowportion. It is therefore another important object of the invention toprovide an integral necktie having the required variation of width and agreater warp density in the narrow portion of the tie than in the wideportion.

Preferably, in carrying out the present invention, the tie from thenarrow portion thereof is widened, by spreading the warp, to as, great awidth as practicable and then additional warps are added at the sides toproduce a further increase in width. Although for convenience the makingof the tie has been described as being a widening operation, the makingof the tie might just as well be described as starting from the widepart, eliminating side warps until the proper point is reached, and thencrowding the warps closer together to further reduce the width and atthe same time produce a greater warp density thus providing a superiorneckband and knot portion. Ordinarily the tie would widen in eachdirection from the neckband and knot portions. The tie may be solidthroughout, tubular throughout, solid in one part and tubular inanother. The tie may be used as woven or when tubular may be turned sothat the inside will be exposed.

Other objects, features and advantages will appear upon consideration ofthe following detailed description and of the drawing in which Fig. 1 isa diagrammatic view illustrating one form of the tie and the method ofmaking it; and

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated, use is made of a centralgroup of warps l0 and edge groups of warps H in combination with weftthread I2 to form a tubular necktie [3 or the like. Considering theweaving as starting at the left hand or widest portion the tube is wovenin the usual manner except that warps II are dropped gradually at theedges so as to reduce the width of the tie very gradually until all ofthe warps ll of the edge group have been dropped (at the line A). Thenthe warps ID are gradually brought closer together to nar row the fabricfrom the line A to the line B, thus increasing the warp density in theknot portion l4 and producing a maximum warp density in the neckbandportion l5 from the line B- to the line B. At the farther end of theneckband portion IS the warps l0 are again spread to widen the tie. Ifdesired use may again be made of warps l l to increase further the widthof the short end of the tie.

The use of the edge warps l I may be controlled by jacquard mechanismand the variation in the closeness of the warps I!) may be produced byuse of a fan-shaped reed. The tie may be provided with any suitablepattern and in some instances the pattern may be woven on the insidewhere the tie is to be turned inside out.

It should be understood that various changes may be made in variousfeatures and certain features may be used without others withoutdeparting. from the true spirit and scope of the invention.

Obviously by the use of shiftable shuttle boxes it will be easy to shiftfrom one kind or color of Weft to another.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. An integral woven necktiecomprising a neckband portion consisting of weft and closely spacedwarps in substantially parallel arrangement, a knot forming portionconsisting'of weft and gradually diverging continuations of the neckbandwarps, and an end portion gradually increasing in width and the warps ofthe neckband and knot forming portions in parallel and spread relation,and additional warps at opposite sides of the parallel continuations ofthe warps of the neckband and knot forming portions.

2. An integral woven necktie hollow throughout its length to enable itto be turned inside out, comprising a gradually tapered body portionconsisting of Weft and a plurality of parallel warps of which thetermination of successive edge warps provides the taper, a tapered knotportion consisting of weft and the remaining warps of said body portionin converging relation, and a neckband portion consisting of weft andparallel continuations of the warps of said knot portion in compactarrangement.

3. An integral woven necktie hollow throughout its length to enable ittobe turned inside out, comprising a gradually tapered body portionconsisting of weft and a plurality of parallel warps of which thetermination of successive edge warps provides the taper, a tapered knotportion consisting of weft and the remaining warps of said body portionin converging relation, a neckband portion consisting of weft andparallel continuations of the warps of said knot portion in compactarrangement, and a short portion around which the knot portion may betied, said short portion consisting of weft and continuations of thewarps of said neckbandV-portion in diverging arrangement.

4. An integral woven necktie hollow throughout its length toenable it tobe turned inside out, comprising a gradually tapered body portionconsisting of weft and a plurality of parallel warps of which thetermination of successive edge warps provides the taper, a tapered knotportion consisting of weft and the remaining warps of said body portionin converging relation, a neckband portion consisting of weft andparallel continuations of the warps of said knot portion in compactarrangement, a short portion around which the knot portion may be tied,saidshort portion including a flaring length consisting of weft anddiverging continuations of the warps of said neckband portion, and asecond flaring length beginning at the wide end of the first length andconsisting of weft, parallel continuation of the warps of said flaringlength and additional edge warps.

WILLIAM B. ROSE.

